With the conflicting accounts of what happened between Brad and
15-year-old Maddox 30,000 feet above the ground, there’s no way to conclusively
prove Brad intentionally inflicted harm on his son … It appears Brad made
contact with Maddox somewhere in the vicinity of the shoulder area. The biggest
issue — whether it was intentional or inadvertent. It’s the job of prosecutors
to prove it was intentional, and we’re told that would be extremely difficult.

Meanwhile, E! has a variety of sources that have described the incident as “a parent/child
argument,” the sort of event “that sometimes occur(s) between teenage boys and
their father,” and “a very normal family argument.” Except, you know, it was on a private plane and made international headlines.

The Los Angeles County Department of Children’s Services is
investigating, but TMZ is reporting that the DFCS hasn’t found any physical
evidence on Maddox of the incident.